Substance Abuse
Musician Frank Turner on the stories of 'No Man's Land'
English folk-punk singer Frank Turner's about to come back to New Zealand next month, and he's just put out his eighth studio album, No Man's Land, which is entirely made up of the stories of… Audio
Confronting the epidemic of stress and anxiety in girls
Studies confirm that anxiety levels have skyrocketed in girls. Dr. Lisa Damour's new book Under Pressure looks at why this is happening. Audio
Defence Force pumps $677k into tackling substance abuse
The Defence Force is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to soften its stance towards punishment in cases of drug and alcohol abuse in the military.
Defence Force embraces new approach to combat substance abuse
The Defence Force is softening its stance towards drugs and alcohol and is spending more than $600,000 to do so. Audio
Jenny Valentish: Woman of Substances
Jenny Valentish has brought the experience of her own wild, alcohol and drug-fuelled past, and her sober, contemplative present to examine the experience of substance abuse in women and girls. Her… Audio
'Drop the stigma'
Northland's Janet Balcombe is the author of The Wild Side, a novel based on her battle to overcome meth addiction. She says unless we drop the stigma substance abuse will never go away. She now lives… Audio
Stopping Teen Substance Abuse
According to the New Zealand Drug Foundation, New Zealanders as a population, have some of the higher drug-use rates in the developed world. Thirty two per cent of people aged under 18 report drinking… Audio
Compulsory drug treatment bill under fire
Doctors and human rights advocates are lining up to condemn aspects of a new bill which would let doctors order patients to undergo compulsory treatment for drug an alcohol addiction. Nine to Noon… Audio